Thirds to alvin scott and samuel carpenter



(Modem H. MOORE BROOM BRID'LB.

No. 394,658. Patented Dec. 18, 1888.

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@Witwe/JQ@ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEG HGH MOORE, OF AUCH CHUNK,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF Tlv()- THIRDS TO ALVIN SCOTT AND SAMVELCARPENTER.

BROOM SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,658, datedDecember 18, 1888.

Application filed November 8, 1887. Serial No. 254,644. (Model.)

T0 all wwnb it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, HUGH MOORE, a citizen of the vUnited States,residing at Manch Chunk, in the. county of Carbon and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inBroom-Bridles, ot which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in broom-bridles; and it has torits objects the provision of adevice to hold brooms in shape, which willnot merely embrace them at one or two points, but will inclose the sameand form a net-work of supporting rods or wires.

A further object of the invention is the provision of improved means otsecuring the said bridle in place.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in forming a wirebridle in two sections, the adjacent wires or rods of which are drawntogether by small rings sliding' thereon. The said sections are hingedtogether at the upper ends, and are Yfree at the lower ends to i .allowthe bridle to be easily applied tothe broom. After the bridle has beenadjusted the said rings are slipped down the side wires of the sections,and the lower ends of the sections are thus secured together.

The invention consists, further, in certain novel details ot'construction and arrangement, more fully set Yforth hereinafter, anddescribed in connection with the drawings, wherein- Figure l is asideview of a broom provided with one of my improved bridles. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the bridle detached. Fig. B is a side view of thebridle, showing it extended, as when about to be applied to a broom.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A A designate the two sectionsofthe bridle. The section A is provided at the inner side with the siderods or wires, B B, which are provided at their upper ends with the eyesb l). The rods B B and the eyes b b are formed ot' a single piece ot'wire, a, and after forming the said eyes the portions of the wire areextended outward a short distance to form the arms D D, which have thespring-coils C C at intermediate points of their length.

On the outer side of the coils C the ends ot' the arms I) l) are drawntogetherw and twisted, as seen at .la The section A exactly simi- Vlarin every respect to the section A, and it has the side wires or rods, BB', provided at their upper ends with the eyes b b, the rods or arms D Dextending' outward from the said eyes b and the coils C C atintermediate points of the arms D', The outer ends of the arms D D aredrawn together beyond the coils t" and twisted, as seen at x. Theadjacent eyes b b and b b of the two sections are looped or engagedtogether, thus hinging the two sections iirmly together at the upperends. The said arms or rods 'D D and D D converge, respectively, towardtheir outer ends. It will now be seen that the convergl ing arms D,together with the similar arms, D, form the ring E, which is adapted toeinl brace thehandle of the broom and thus mainf tain the bridle inposition.

The portions of the wires (l and u are separated beyond the twists .frand .'r and extended downward to t'orm the depending rods F F and F F,which are provided at their lower ends with the eyes G G and G 1l.

II ll designate horizontal .rigid loops, which are formed by the centersot' the wires u and a', and the said loops are arranged, respectively,between the eyes G G and G G.

It will be seen that the depending rods F F and the loop Il formtogether a depending arm, which is drawn by the links K K against theside or edge of the broom, and there is a similar spring-actuated arm onthe other tion and formed by the arms F F and the loop H.

The lower ends ot' the rods B i are provided with the eyes l I',respectively, and short links K K are engaged at the ends in the eyes GG and II to tie the lower ends of the rods F E to the lower ends of therods B B.

L L designate loops, which are provided with eyes Z l at the inner endsto engage in l the eyes l I', thus pivoting or hinging the said loops tothe frame of the bridle.

l It will now be clearly seen that the sections A A are entirelyindependent of each other, with the exception of being hinged togetherat the upper ends by the engagement of the IOO eyes b b and ZJ' b. Thusthe lower ends of the sections are free to swing apart and allow thebridle to' be 'readily placed upon the broom.

M M designate rings, which embrace the adjacent rods B B', and they areadapted to slide on the saidrods to draw the lower free ends thereoftogether, and thus secure Vthe lower ends of the sections together.

of the rods B B', and after the bridle is properly adjusted the ringsare drawn down to draw the lower endsof the sections together, and thuscompress the broomfcorn into the desired shape. This compression iscaused, as will be readily understood, by the rigid and pivoted loops Iland L pressing the said broom in opposition to the loops H' and L'. Thelower ends of the rods B B' are bent inward to formshallow loops ornotches N N', to receive and engage the rings M M, to prevent the latterfrom slipping up after they have been properly adjusted.

The device is simple and neat, and is very easily and cheaplyconstructed, being preferably of wire.

It will be seen, as before stated, that the main portion of each of thesections is formed of a single piece of wire, which is bent to form thedifferent rods, eyes, and loops. It is Y not necessary that the saidelements should be formed of a single piece of wire; but I prefer to doso, as it reduces the cost of the l bridle and makes it more durable;also, when on the broom the device is very inconspicu ous in appearance,and its weight is inconsiderable.

In applying the bridle to a broom it is not necessary to pass any of therods or wires through the body ot' the same, thereby injuring thebroom-corn. This bridle may be applied by any one without trouble.

The loops L L' embrace the broom-head below the loops 1I Il' and moresecurely hold the same in shape; but, obviously, they may be dispensedwith when a shorter head is be- :ing shaped.

Having thus described claiml. In a broom-bridle, the combination of theside rods,^B 3', secured together, the

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ring E, to embrace the handle ot the broom.,

Then ,y the bridle is about to be placed on a broom, the rings M areslipped up to the upper ends4 the depending rods F F', having thehorizontal loops H H' at their lower ends, and the links K K',connecting the lower ends of the rods F F' to the lower ends of the rodsAB B', substantially as specified.

2. In a broom-bridle, the combination of the side rods, B B',hingedtogether at their upper ends, the rods F F', connected at the upper endsto the upper ends of the side rods, and having the loops H H' on theirlower ends, the links K K' ,joining the lower ends of the rods F F' tothe side rods, and the sliding rings M M, embracing said side rods, BB', and adapted to draw th'e'low'er ends thereof together, substantiallyas specified.

In a broom-bridle, the combination of the sections A A', adapted toembrace opposite sides of the broom,andhaving the side yrods, B B and B'B', respectively, and the rings M M, sliding on .adjacent side rods, todraw the sections together, substantially as specified.

4. In a broom-bridle, the combination of the side rods, B B', hingedtogether at their upper ends, the arms connected to the upper ends ofthe said rods and provided with the loops I-I Il', the links K K',connecting the lower ends of the spring-arms to the lower ends of theside rods, and the rings M M, sliding on the side rods, the said loops HI-I' being adapted to compress the broom-head when the lower ends of theside rods are drawn together, substantially as spcied.

5. In a broom-bridle, the sections A A', formed of the continuous wiresa` a', respectively, and having the side rods, B B', provided at theirupper ends with eyes l) h', the converging arms. D D', the dependingrods F F' provided with eyes G G', and the loops HH', in combinationwith the links K K', connecting the eyes G lr' to the lower ends of therods B B', and the rings M M, sliding on the rods B B', and adapted toengage in the notches or loops N N' at their lower ends, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGH MOORE. lVitnesses:

E. F. LUcKENAoH, O. I-l. KAUFFMAN.

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